TRAPPIST: a robotic telescope dedicated to the study of planetary systems

We present here a new robotic telescope called TRAPPIST1 (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope). Equipped with a high-quality CCD camera mounted on a 0.6 meter light weight optical tube, TRAPPIST has been installed in April 2010 at the ESO La Silla Observatory (Chile), and is now beg...

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Main Authors: Manfroid J., Hutsemékers D., Chantry V., Magain P., Jehin E., Gillon M., Queloz D., Udry S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2011-02-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20101106002